Systems Engineer - Network Monitoring Tools #cj
Job Description:
The well qualified candidate will possess and apply comprehensive knowledge regarding the engineering and implementation of network monitoring and management systems, network security, and network performance systems. The candidate must be capable of planning and leading implementation, configuration, and testing. The candidate will also provide evaluation of these systems and recommendations as to the best fit to meet the DoS enterprise network requirements. This work requires knowledge of network device communication protocols and will work closely with network engineering and operations teams.
The candidate must be capable of evaluating performance results, performing risk assessments, and recommending changes affecting the network management systems. The candidate must be able to work closely with the network engineering team to complete the DoS network management mission. The position directly supports DoS on-site to provide network engineering services to over 100,000 customers globally.
Responsibilities include:
Works directly with the customer to build, design, test and deploy network management systems for monitoring and management of a network comprised of Cisco routers/switches and Microsoft servers and workstations.
Develop and deploy engineering solutions in compliance with Enterprise Network Standards Working Group architecture standards.
Collaborate with technical SMEs on deployment participate in technical working groups and contribute to technical advisory boards.
Participate in peer review of network configuration change requests prior to deployment.
Implementation of configuration changes.
Assist in developing and documenting procedures and processes.
Required Education:
BA degree and 8+ years of experience or no degree with additional years of experience in lieu of degree
Basic Qualifications:
Experience implementing network management solutions in large enterprise/global networks.
Solid understanding of end user security and authentication
Analysis of network flows and OSI model
Expert knowledge of TCP/IP networking
Bachelor s degree in a computer science/computer engineering related discipline
5+ years of IT security/network engineering support experience (Engineering, Tier II, Tier III, network infrastructure implementation and maintenance)
Experience working directly with Government customers.
Technical writing and documentation/diagram skills (MS Visio/MS Word/MS Excel)
Preferred Qualifications:
Hands-on experience with network management, security, and monitoring tools i.e., SolarWinds HP Network Automation, OpenText Network Automation, Cisco Prime, Cisco Catalyst Center, NetBrain, Cisco ISE, NIKSUN, LiveAction.
Scripting experience (Pearl, Bash, etc.)
VMWare experience
Experience with Cisco tools and network products
Cisco associate level certification
Experience with SD-WAN technologies
Experience with Cloud technologies, Microsoft Azure/Amazon Web Services
Experience leading a small team (3-5) of engineers.
Security Clearance: Top Secret preferred (Minimum SECRET to start and eligible for TS)
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